Shaking Wii YouTube Ad

Wario Land: Shake It!

Now this is good for a fourth-wall-breaking chuckle. Watch a YouTube interface mockup fall apart around this video ad for Wario Land: Shake It! on the Wii.

(Via Pat.)

Automattic Buys Intense Debate: RIP Disqus?

Automattic Buys Intense DebateI knew there was a reason I held off on implementing the Disqus comment system on this WordPress blog, despite Disqus’ popularity. Turns out Automattic, the WordPress guys, just bought Disqus competitor Intense Debate.

At WordCamp Philippines, I asked WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg what would happen if Disqus threaded comments couldn’t be imported into the upcoming WordPress 2.7 threaded comments. He said I’d have to ask Disqus to fix it, not Automattic. Clearly, Intense Debate won’t have that problem. Click here to continue reading “Automattic Buys Intense Debate: RIP Disqus?”…